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Shelter

Australia, 1965
film

A disturbed young man, frightened by the threat of nuclear war, wanders the streets in search of safety.

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Bowery men's shelter

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The Sheltering sky

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Thief of Sydney

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Walkabout

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Deserted landscape

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The Warning

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A Place to live

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Ordinary streets

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Living way out

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A Place to live

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Ground Zero

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